Involvement of Surfactant Protein D in Ebola Virus Infection Enhancement via Glycoprotein Interaction [PDF]
Viruses, MDPI, 2018, 11 (1), pp.15, 2019 Since the largest 2014-2016 Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa, understanding of Ebola virus infection has improved, notably the involvement of innate immune mediators. Amongst them, collectins are important players in the antiviral innate immune defense.
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Expression of DC-SIGN and DC-SIGNR on human sinusoidal endothelium: a role for capturing hepatitis C virus particles. [PDF]
, 2006 Hepatic sinusoidal endothelial cells are unique among endothelial cells in their ability to internalize and process a diverse range of antigens. DC-SIGNR, a type 2 C-type lectin expressed on liver sinusoids, has been shown to bind with high affinity to ...
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Differential effect of plant lectins on mast cells of different origins
Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2005 Histamine release induced by plant lectins was studied with emphasis on the carbohydrate specificity, external calcium requirement, metal binding sites, and mast cell heterogeneity and on the importance of antibodies bound to the mast cell membrane to ...
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Lectins Are the Sparkle of Hope for Combating Coronaviruses and the Global COVID-19 [PDF]
Advanced Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 2022 Today the crisis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic represents a threatworldwide because it is a leading cause of human morbidity and mortality. Besides, it possessesa destroying impact on countries’ economies.
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High mannose-specific lectin Msl mediates key interactions of the vaginal Lactobacillus plantarum isolate CMPG5300 [PDF]
, 2016 To characterize the interaction potential of the human vaginal isolate Lactobacillus plantarum CMPG5300, its genome was mined for genes encoding lectin-like proteins.
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From secretome analysis to immunology: chitosan induces major alterations in the activation of dendritic cells via a TLR4-dependent mechanism [PDF]
Mol Cell Proteomics 8, 6 (2009) 1252-64, 2009 Dendritic cells are known to be activated by a wide range of microbial products, leading to cytokine production and increased levels of membrane markers such as major histocompatibility complex class II molecules. Such activated dendritic cells possess the capacity to activate na\"ive T cells.
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Characterization of Cell Glycocalyx with Mass Spectrometry Methods. [PDF]
, 2019 The cell membrane plays an important role in protecting the cell from its extracellular environment. As such, extensive work has been devoted to studying its structure and function.
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European Journal of Biochemistry, 1992 Lectin cDNA clones for two different lectins from garlic (Allium sativum L.) bulbs, ASAI and ASAII (ASA, Allium sativum agglutinin), were isolated and characterized.
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PLoS Pathogens, 2011 Lectins and adhesins are involved in bacterial adhesion to host tissues and mucus during early steps of infection. We report the characterization of BC2L-C, a soluble lectin from the opportunistic pathogen Burkholderia cenocepacia, which has two distinct
Ondřej Sulák +13 more
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The Mannose-Binding Lectin: An Infection Susceptibility Gene [PDF]
, 2005 A critical but unanswered question is what defines each individual’s pre-morbid susceptibility to infection? w e propose that individuals must have an “immune haplotype” that shapes their response to infectious agents. Infection is a balance between the intrinsic virulence of the infectious agent and the host defenses.
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